Guest Blog 5 - The Horse Physio - Sue Palmer

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7.7.2022 An Excerpt From The Book ‘Horse Massage For Horse Owners’ by Sue Palmer

By Sue Palmer on July 7, 2022

The Back Longissimus Dorsi Action: Extends back and neck, stabilises vertebral column Origin: Wing of iliac bone, spinous processes of sacrum and lumbar and thoracic vertebrae Insertion: Transverse processes C4 to C7, and tubercles of ribs Massage Essentials When the longissimus dorsi muscle contracts, it causes the back to hollow. This is the opposite to […]

6.7.2022 Hilary, Max, and Zen

By Sue Palmer on July 6, 2022

A Guest Blog by Hilary Moses I like to be prepared for a competition. I’m not someone who can pull their horse out of the field and go off and compete without prior thought or preparation. So in May, I was already thinking about the area 5 dressage to music competition in June and how […]

3.7.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on July 3, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley March 2021! Where has that year gone?! It’s said that if St Patrick’s Day is dry, there will be no rain for 40 days. And so it has proved again. In fact due to my increasing immunosuppressant-induced photosensitivity, I got a seriously sunburned face in February. We reduced my […]

29.6.2022 Finding The Right Help

By Sue Palmer on June 29, 2022

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It can be a minefield trying to find the right help for you and your horse, and I’ve written […]

27.6.2022 Excerpt from ‘Understanding Horse Performance: Brain, Pain or Training?’

By Sue Palmer on June 27, 2022

From Chapter 12: Does your horse score 10/10 for comfort? 8. Tight turn in walk and backing up What to do: Turn your horse in a tight turn around you in walk. Make sure that he keeps moving ever so slightly forwards as he turns, but you are aiming to have his inside hind cross […]

18.6.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on June 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley At the end of August we finally replaced my (dead!) car with a Ford Custom van for easy transport of The Boys and cart in 1 vehicle; no towing required! After a few covid-induced false starts, we customised it with 2 new bulkheads, a water heater, roof-rack, ladder, and […]

18.6.2022: Jan and Rebel

By Sue Palmer on June 18, 2022

A Guest Blog By Jan Daley At the end of August we finally replaced my (dead!) car with a Ford Custom van for easy transport of The Boys and cart in 1 vehicle; no towing required! After a few covid-induced false starts, we customised it with 2 new bulkheads, a water heater, roof-rack, ladder, and […]

15.6.2022 Concordia Magazine: Issue 3

By Sue Palmer on June 15, 2022

I’m excited to share Issue 3 of the Concordia magazine with you for free from www.concordiaequestrians.org. Enjoy, there’s some great articles! © Sue Palmer, The Horse Physio, 2021 Treating your horse with care, connection, curiosity, and compassion

14.6.2022 Are You A Member Of Horsemanship Journal?

By Sue Palmer on June 14, 2022

This isn’t a full blog (I’m concentrating on writing my next book at the moment, on recognising pain in the ridden horse), but I wanted to share that I’m excited to see my articles available online for members of Horsemanship Journal! If you’re interested in joining, here’s a link to one of my articles, but […]

13.6.2022 Does A Crooked Tail Carriage Mean Anything?

By Sue Palmer on June 13, 2022

A Guest Blog By Dr Sue Dyson, VetMB PhD A crooked tail carriage – does this mean anything? Sue Dyson, sue.dyson@aol.com A horse’s tail is effectively an extension of the thoracolumbosacral region (the back). A normal horse ‘carries’ the tail, so the dock region is variably arched upwards, rather than being clamped to the buttocks, […]

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